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'''Bracadale''' is a settlement and parish on the [[Isle of Skye]] in [[Inverness-shire]]. It lies on the west coast of the island, west-south-west of [[Portree]], on Loch Beag, an inlet off [[Loch Harport]]. Nearby settlements include [[Struan]] to the west and Coillore on the opposite shore of Loch Beag.
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'''Bracadale''' is a settlement and parish on the isle of [[Skye]] in [[Inverness-shire]]. It lies on the west coast of the island, west-south-west of [[Portree]], on Loch Beag, an inlet off [[Loch Harport]]. Nearby settlements include [[Struan, Skye|Struan]] to the west and Coillore on the opposite shore of Loch Beag.
  
 
The name could derive from the Old Norse for "juniper dale" or "bracken dale".
 
The name could derive from the Old Norse for "juniper dale" or "bracken dale".

Latest revision as of 13:26, 23 February 2017

Bracadale
Gaelic: Bracadal
Inverness-shire
Bracadale Free Church.jpg
Bracadale Free Church in Struan
Location
Grid reference: NG350385
Location: 57°21’35"N, 6°24’30"W
Data
Post town: Isle of Skye
Postcode: IV56
Dialling code: 01470
Local Government
Council: Highland
Parliamentary
constituency:
Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Bracadale is a settlement and parish on the isle of Skye in Inverness-shire. It lies on the west coast of the island, west-south-west of Portree, on Loch Beag, an inlet off Loch Harport. Nearby settlements include Struan to the west and Coillore on the opposite shore of Loch Beag.

The name could derive from the Old Norse for "juniper dale" or "bracken dale".

References

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